MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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