MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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