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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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