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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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