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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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