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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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