MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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