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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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