MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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