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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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