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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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