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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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