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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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