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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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