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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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