MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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