MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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