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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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