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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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