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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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