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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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