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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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