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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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