MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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