MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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