MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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