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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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