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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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