MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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