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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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