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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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