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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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