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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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