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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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