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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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