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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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