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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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