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
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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