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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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