MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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