MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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