MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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