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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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