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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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