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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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