MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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