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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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