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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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