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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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