MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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