MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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