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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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