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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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