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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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