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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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