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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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