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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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