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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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