MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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