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
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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