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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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