MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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