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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes 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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