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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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