MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers 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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