MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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