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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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