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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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