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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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