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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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