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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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