MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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