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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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