MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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