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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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