MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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