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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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