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.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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