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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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