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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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