MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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