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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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