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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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