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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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