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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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