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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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