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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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