MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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