MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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