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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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