MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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