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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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