MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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