MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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