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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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