MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major 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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