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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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