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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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