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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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