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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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