MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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