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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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