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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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