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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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