MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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