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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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