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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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