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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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