MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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