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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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