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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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