MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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