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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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