MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
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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