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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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