MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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