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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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