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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also explores 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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