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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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