MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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