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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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