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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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