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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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