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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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