MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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