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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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