MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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