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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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