MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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