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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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