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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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