MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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