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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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