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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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