MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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