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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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