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.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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