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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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