MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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