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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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