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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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