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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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