MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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