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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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