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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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