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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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