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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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