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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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