MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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