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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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