MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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