MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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