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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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