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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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