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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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