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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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