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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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