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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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