MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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