MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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