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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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