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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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