MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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