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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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