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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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