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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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