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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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