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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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