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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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