MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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