MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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