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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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