MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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