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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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