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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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