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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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