MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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