MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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