MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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