MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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