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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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