MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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