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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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