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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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