MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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