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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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