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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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