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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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