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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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