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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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