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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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