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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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