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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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