MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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