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
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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