MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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