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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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