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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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