MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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