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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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