MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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