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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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