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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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