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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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