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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
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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