MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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