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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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