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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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