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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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