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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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