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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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