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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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