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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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