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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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