MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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