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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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