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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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