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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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