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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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