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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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