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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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