MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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