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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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