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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important 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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