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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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