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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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