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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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