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
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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