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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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