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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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