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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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