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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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