MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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