MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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