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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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