MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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