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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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