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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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