MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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