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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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