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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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