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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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