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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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