MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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