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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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