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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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