MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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