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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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