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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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