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
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
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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