MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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