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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key 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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