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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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