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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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