MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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