MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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