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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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