MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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