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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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