MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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