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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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