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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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