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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major 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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