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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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