MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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