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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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