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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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