MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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