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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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