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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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