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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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