MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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