MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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