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
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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