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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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