MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
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 institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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