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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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