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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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