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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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