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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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