MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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