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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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