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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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