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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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