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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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