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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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