MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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