MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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