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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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