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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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