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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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