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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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