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
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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