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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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