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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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