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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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