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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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