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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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