MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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