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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines 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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