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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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