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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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