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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
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What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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