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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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