MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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