MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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