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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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