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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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