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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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