MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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