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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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