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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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