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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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