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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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