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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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