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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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