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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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