MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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