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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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