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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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