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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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