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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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