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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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