MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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