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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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