MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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