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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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