MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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