MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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