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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
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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