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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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