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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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