MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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