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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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