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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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