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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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