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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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