MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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