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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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