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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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