MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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