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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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