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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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