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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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