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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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