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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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