MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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