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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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