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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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