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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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