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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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