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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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