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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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