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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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