MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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