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 is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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