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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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