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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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