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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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