MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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