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 Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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