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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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