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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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