MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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