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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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