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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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