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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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