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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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