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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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