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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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