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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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