MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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