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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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