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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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