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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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