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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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