MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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