MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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