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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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