MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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