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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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