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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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