MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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