MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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