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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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