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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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