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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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