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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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