MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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