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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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