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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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