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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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