MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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