MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major 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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