MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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