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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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