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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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