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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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