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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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