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
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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