MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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