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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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