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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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