MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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