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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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