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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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