MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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