MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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