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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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