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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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