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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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