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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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