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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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