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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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