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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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