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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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