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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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