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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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