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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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