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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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