MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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