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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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