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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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