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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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