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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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