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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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