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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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