MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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