MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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