MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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