MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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