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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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