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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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