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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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