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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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