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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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