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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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