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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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