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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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