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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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