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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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