MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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