MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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