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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major 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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