MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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