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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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