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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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