MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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