MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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