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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
key 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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