MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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