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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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