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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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