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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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