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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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