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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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