MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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