MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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