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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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