MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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