MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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