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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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