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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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