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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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