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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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