MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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