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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with 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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