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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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