MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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