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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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