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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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