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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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