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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important 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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