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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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