MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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