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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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