MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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