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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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