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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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