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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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