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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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