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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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