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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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