MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major 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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