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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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