MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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