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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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