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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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