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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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