MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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