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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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