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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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