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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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