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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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