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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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