MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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