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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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