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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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