MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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