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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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