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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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