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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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