MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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