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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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