MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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