MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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