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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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