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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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