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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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