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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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