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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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