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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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